Bath Tue. 1/9 6 p.m. Community Forestry Parks/Rec Brunswick Tue. 1/9 4:30 p.m. Teen Center Advisory People Plus Tue. 1/9 6 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 1/10 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 1/10 4 p.m. Town Manager Recruitment Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 1/10 6 p.m. Appointments Committee Town Hall […]
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Letter: Hypocrisy is embedded in our national anthem
In 2016, was it disrespectful or an act of real courage, when Colin Kaepernick “took a knee” while the National Anthem was sung? It is the latter – why? His silent and powerfully visible act drew national attention to the hypocrisy embedded within said anthem, namely “O’er the land of the free and the home […]
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Coastal Journal Meetings: Dec. 22-29
Brunswick Tue. 12/26 6 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 12/27 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 12/27 4 p.m. Town Manager Recruitment Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 12/27 6 p.m. Rivers/Coastal Waters Commission Zoom, Town Hall Thu. 12/28 9:30 a.m. People Plus Trustees People Plus Thu. 12/28 5 p.m. Bike/Pedestrian Advisory […]
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Storm wipes out power across Midcoast, shuttering schools and blocking roads
Brunswick and SAD 75 district schools dismissed early Monday due to storm damage and downed power lines.
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Topsham-area school district appoints interim superintendent to permanent role
The current Interim Superintendent will begin a three-and-half-year term as Superintendent of Schools in January.
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Maine courts shut off online records access over security concerns
The New England First Amendment Coalition says the Maine Judicial Branch should act quickly to resolve the security issue because the public has a right to access such information quickly and conveniently.
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Coastal Journal Meetings: Dec. 15-22
Bath Tue. 12/19 6 p.m. Recreation Commission Parks/Rec Wed. 12/20 2 p.m. Community Development City Hall Wed. 12/20 4 p.m. Bike/Pedestrian Committee City Hall Brunswick Mon. 12/18 10 a.m. Housing Committee Zoom, Town Hall Mon. 12/18 4:30 p.m. Climate Action Task Force Zoom, Town Hall Mon. 12/18 6:30 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Town Hall Tue. […]
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People and Business: Dec. 6
Hires, promotions, appointments Kaleb Davis was hired by Bar Harbor Bank & Trust as branch relationship manager in Brunswick. He began his banking career in 2015 as a banking specialist at TD Bank and was most recently branch manager and mortgage banker at LeaderOne Financial in Auburn. Kathy Baum has joined the Neuropsychology and Concussion […]
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Coastal Journal Meetings: Dec. 8-15
Bath Mon. 12/11 5:30 p.m. Community Forestry Committee Parks/Rec Brunswick Mon. 12/11 5:30 p.m. Water District Trustees Water District Tue. 12/12 4:30 p.m. Teen Center Advisory People Plus Tue. 12/12 6 p.m. Planning Board Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 12/13 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 12/13 7 p.m. School Board Zoom, Town […]
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Harpswell task force to explore short-term rental rules
The task force, led by Chairperson Jane Covey, aims to draft a policy to improve the health and safety of short-term rentals and mitigate their effect on the community.